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Selections for Limerick – July 11th 2026
5.25: APACHE OUTLAW – EW – (SHAY WALLACE (7)/ADO MCGUINNESS) 6.00: EL FONTENERO – EW – (NATHAN CROSSE/JARLATH FAHEY) 6.30: SPIRIT ABOVE (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/KEVIN M. SMITH) 7.00: I GOT TO GO – EW – (LUKE MCATEER/PAT FOLEY) 7.30: BLUE BLUE MOON – EW – (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 8.00: METAMORPHEUS – EW – (JAMIE ORR…
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Selections for Navan – July 11th 2026
1.48: JUST ONE SHOW (BILLY LEE/JACK FOLEY) 2.23: FORZA MAGICO – EW – (RONAN WHELAN/JOHNNY FEANE) 2.57: COINCIDENTAL GLORY – EW – (DECLAN MCDONOGH/ADO MCGUINNESS) 3.30: WHITE SMOKE – EW – (SADHBH TORMEY (7)/MICHAEL GRASSICK) 4.07: MO MHUIRIN – EW – (ANDREW J. SLATTERY/ANDY SLATTERY) 4.40: CALA BONITA – EW – (ROBBIE COLGAN/MATT SMITH) 5.15:…
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Podcast Episode: July 11th 2026
Pip: There’s a certain type of sports fan who watches a match, clocks the final whistle, and immediately starts thinking about curses. Brendan, writing for Boylan Talks Sport, is that fan — and honestly, the evidence is hard to argue with. Mara: This episode covers two stretches of ground: Clare’s long, hexed relationship with All-Ireland…
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Selections for Cork – July 10th 2026
5.10: HYGGE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.45: EASTER BONNET (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 6.15: GINO BELLA (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (5)/PAT FOLEY) 6.50: GLITZ AND GLAMOUR – EW –(PETER SMITHERS (7)/ERIC MCNAMARA) 7.25: WITHABITOFLUCK (DYLAN WHELAN (7)/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 8.00: DE CAPO GLORY – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (5)/PADRAIG BUTLER) 8.30: HONEY BUCK’S – EW – (ADAM RYAN (5)/HENRY…
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Selections for Kilbeggan – July 10th 2026
4.50: BRAVE LADY – EW – (SAM EWING/PETER FAHEY) 5.25: PENNY EXPRESS – EW –(DANNY GILLIGAN/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.55: STEDE BONNET – EW – (DANNY GILLIGAN/GORDON ELLIOTT) 6.32: UNCLE PAT – EW – (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 7.07: KEVIN’S PRIDE – EW – (JJ SLEVIN/JOHN MCCONNELL) 7.42: GEORGINA’S JET – EW – (JACK GILLIGAN (5)/PAUL GILLIGAN) 8.17:…
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The ghosts of All Irelands past
There were obviously old wives’ tales about curses or something of the sort pertaining to the All Ireland victories of both Clare and Dublin and Dublin in 1995. Reason being that both winning captains – Anthony Daly and John O’Leary – made reference to the ghosts of the Biddys – Earley and Mulligan – being…
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Selections for Leopardstown – July 9th 2026
4.50: MAIRE RUA (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 5.25: ZENFORD (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 5.55: BELLA ISABELLA (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 6.28: DARK VIPER – EW – (KEITHEN KENNEDY (5)/JESSIE HARRINGTON) 7.03: PLAYIN COOL – EW – (RONAN WHELAN/JOHNNY FEANE) 7.38: NIBRA’S RAINBOW – EW – (LEIGH ROCHE/PAUL FLYNN) 8.13: CATALANI – EW – (BARRY STONE (7)/JACK FOLEY)
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Selections for Fairyhouse – July 8th 2026
4.38: BORORA AURA – EW – (GARY CARROLL/MICK MULVANY) 5.08: LIVENKA (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 5.40: CITY OF GOLD – EW – (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 6.15: CHUTZPAL – EW – (BILLY LEE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 6.50: FLORESTA – EW – (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 7.25: BAMAKO BEACH (COLIN KEANE/MICHAEL O’CALLAGHAN) 8.00: RAHMI (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 8.30: RAPPELL –…
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Selections for Tramore – July 7th 2026
5.25: ROYAL APPROVAL (LEIGH ROCHE/GORDON ELLIOTT) 6.00: DREAM ON BABY (GARY CAROLL/EMMET MULLINS) 6.30: MARMALADOVA (BILLY LEE/KEN CONDON) 7.00: CHURCHWARDEN – EW – (GARY CARROLL/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 7.30: FORLIO – EW – (COLIN KEANE/PAUL FYNN) 8.00: NELSON MUNTZ – EW – (JIMMY DALTON (7)/HARRY KELLY) 8.30: INCHIQUIN STAR – EW – (JOEY SHERIDAN/TERENCE O’BRIEN)
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Running out of ammunition for the blame game
You wonder at what point on Saturday last did the “Oh f**k, not again” feeling invade the headspace of the Cork senior hurlers. Because, particularly if you happened to be taking in the action on television, if you just switched of half way through the second half, you would be entitled to total exoneration for…
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